9th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
2015-2016
Skill List –
- Understanding the ways an author gives information about characters and setting
- Making inferences about the text to gain understanding of characters
Grade Level Belief Statement –
- Through summer reading, the 9th grade students will be able to recognize different ways
the author develops a character because understanding characters is essential to
understanding the text.
Assignment –
- After reading ONE fiction book chosen from the list provided, create a résumé from the
perspective of one character from the story to a college you feel best suited for him/her.
Fill in the fields of the résumé with information that makes sense for the chosen
character. If information (such as their address) is stated directly in the text you should
use that, but for most fields on the résumé, you will have to be creative and make
inferences. Stay true to the character’s personality as well as events from the story.
Attached to your résumé you must include pages with explanations for information
included in each field. These explanations should explain your reasoning in complete
sentences, making direct references to the text for support. See attached model as an
example.
o The example gives some of the appropriate fields for résumés; however, it is only
an example and yours should have unique formatting. Look at sample résumés
online to get ideas on how to organize your résumé.
- Include a cover sheet following the format shown in the example. (The cover sheet is an
example only. You should replace the information with your own.)
How you will be assessed–
- Completion of all parts of the assignment including: Cover sheet, résumé and
explanations.
- Creativity, quality, originality and plausibility of reasoning
Choose ONE FICTION book from the list of titles below:
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (MHS only) / Call It Sleep by Henry
Roth (AHS only)
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
4. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Sold by Patricia McCormick
Summer Reading Assignment
2015
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Character Chosen: Katniss Everdeen
John Doe
Mrs. Maurileyhany
Katniss Everdeen
8 Mockingbird Ln
District 12, 12345
Cell Phone: 123.456.7890
Home Phone: 123.098.7654
Keverdeen@district12.com
Education / Academics
District 12 High
1212 Mocking Lane
District 12, 12345
Rank #5/70
Years attended: 2060-2064
Honors, Awards, & Special Recognition
Best Hunter from District 12 High
Wilderness Survival Certificate of Honor
Winner of Hunger Games
Senior Year - 2064
All 4 yrs. in high school
74th year games
Volunteer & Community Service
Volunteer at the swap meet
2050 – present
Assisting with hunting skills at local community center 2050 – present
Working with children at shelter
2060 – present
- Help with hunting
- Defensive tactics
- Survival in the forest
Employment
Winner of Hunger Games
- Responsible for representing the districts
on the victory tour and expressing condolences
Interests
Hunting
Fishing
Being in the forest/wild life
Family (especially my sister and mother)
Using my bow and arrow
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Personal information:
2066 – present
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- I took the address from the district she lived in as well as the amount of mockingjays found in the wild.
Education and Academics
- I set the dates in the future because it is implied that Panem is America in the future.
Katniss is hard-working and intelligent throughout the competition, so she could have a high class rank
in her school.
Honors, Awards and special recognizations
- Winner of the Hunger Games after defeating all the other 12 districts along with Peeta, who were the
two chosen from their district.
- Best hunter because she was able to sneak out and hunt for her family as well as to trade.
Volunteer and community service
- Volunteered at the swap meet working with the Madge, the daughter of the mayor.
- Assisted at local community center helping others with their bow and arrow shooting, hunting skills and
survival skills in the wild.
- Working with the children at the shelter with their survival skills, hunting skills, and social skills. This is
evident with how she befriended Rue at the games.
Employment
- Katniss was the winner of the Hunger games so she was the spokesperson for the games. As the victor
she had to go to the other districts as the face of the capital and speak on their behalf.
Interests
- Katniss prefers to spend her time outside the district walls hunting and fishing with her best friend Gale.
- Katniss volunteers for the Hunger Games in order to protect her sister Prim.
- Katniss is skilled in using her bow and arrow. She demonstrates her talent in front of the Gamemakers
and within the Games as well as when she hunts in District 12.